Urban Studies/Affairs

Liberal Arts • Social Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the application of social science principles to the study of urban institutions and the forces influencing urban social and political life. Includes instruction in urban theory, the development and evolution of urban areas, urban sociology, principles of urban and social planning, and the politics and economics of urban government and services.

Numbers at a glance

222nd
Popular nationwide
205
Search Rank on O's List
73
Colleges offer it
985
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
420
Women
565

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of California-Berkeley53
Cleveland State University51
University of California-Irvine46
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus44
Virginia Commonwealth University37
University of California-San Diego36
University of Nevada-Las Vegas35
San Francisco State University34
University of Illinois at Chicago29
The University of Texas at Austin25
Average public university graduating class: 16 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Barnard College32
New York University29
University of Pennsylvania26
Brown University24
Vassar College18
Columbia University in the City of New York14
Bryn Mawr College13
Rhodes College13
University of Southern California11
The New School10
Average private university graduating class: 9 students.

O's Insights on Urban Studies/Affairs

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 74% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 826 39
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